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1
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Roles of liver

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Breaking down old blood cells and storing the iron, detoxifing poisonous substances such as ethanol from alcohol

2
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Name some metabolic reactions

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sum of all the reactions in a cell or the body. The conversion of glucose to starch, glycogen and cellulose,
Reactions of respiration, reactions of photosynthesis ,

3
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Organisms need energy for

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chemical reactions to build larger molecules
• movement
• keeping warm.

4
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Aerobic respiration

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glucose + oxygen carbon dioxide + water

5
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Anaerobic respiration

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Glucose- lactic acid

6
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Anaerobic respiration in plant and yeast cells

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glucose- ethanol + carbon dioxide

7
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What is oxygen debt

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amount of extra oxygen the body needs after exercise to react with the
accumulated lactic acid and remove it from the cells.